Create profile

Profiles API v2
POSThttps://api.mollie.com/v2/profiles
Authentication:Organization access tokensApp access tokens

In order to process payments, you need to create a website profile. A website profile can easily be created via the Dashboard manually. However, the Mollie API also allows automatic profile creation via the Profiles API.

Parameters

namestringrequired
The profile’s name should reflect the trade name or brand name of the profile’s website or application.
websitestringrequired
The URL to the profile’s website or application. The URL must be compliant to RFC3986 with the exception that we only accept URLs with http:// or https:// schemes and domains that contain a TLD. URLs containing an @ are not allowed.
emailstringrequired
The email address associated with the profile’s trade name or brand.
phonephone numberrequired
The phone number associated with the profile’s trade name or brand. Must be in the E.164 format. For example +31208202070.
descriptionstringoptional
The products or services that the profile’s website offers.
countriesOfActivityarrayoptional
The list of countries where you expect that the majority of the profile’s customers will live, in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format.
businessCategorystringoptional

The industry associated with the profile’s trade name or brand.

Refer to the documentation of the business category for more information on which values are accepted.

categoryCodeintegeroptional

Warning

This parameter is deprecated and will be removed in 2022. Use the businessCategory parameter instead.

The industry associated with the profile’s trade name or brand.

Possible values:

  • 5192 Books, magazines and newspapers
  • 5262 Marketplaces, crowdfunding, donation platforms
  • 5399 General merchandise
  • 5499 Food and drinks
  • 5533 Automotive Products
  • 5641 Children Products
  • 5651 Clothing & Shoes
  • 5712 Home furnishing
  • 5732 Electronics, computers and software
  • 5734 Hosting/VPN services
  • 5735 Entertainment
  • 5815 Credits/vouchers/giftcards
  • 5921 Alcohol
  • 5944 Jewelry & Accessories
  • 5945 Hobby, Toy, and Game Shops
  • 5977 Health & Beauty products
  • 6012 Financial services
  • 6051 Crypto currency
  • 7299 Consultancy
  • 7922 Events, conferences, concerts, tickets
  • 7997 Gyms, membership fee based sports
  • 7999 Travel, rental and transportation
  • 8111 Lawyers and legal advice
  • 8299 Advising/coaching/training
  • 8398 Charity and donations
  • 8699 Political parties
  • 9399 Government services
  • 0 Other
modestringoptional

Creating a test profile by setting this parameter to test, enables you to start using the API without having to provide all your business info just yet. Defaults to live.

Possible values: live test

Response

201 application/json

A profile object is returned, as described in Get profile.

Example

cURLPHPPythonRubyNode.js
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curl -X POST https://api.mollie.com/v2/profiles \
   -H "Authorization: Bearer access_Wwvu7egPcJLLJ9Kb7J632x8wJ2zMeJ" \
   -d "name=My website name" \
   -d "website=https://www.mywebsite.com" \
   -d "email=info@mywebsite.com" \
   -d "phone=+31208202070" \
   -d "businessCategory=OTHER_MERCHANDISE" \
   -d "mode=live"

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<?php
$mollie = new \Mollie\Api\MollieApiClient();
$mollie->setAccessToken("access_Wwvu7egPcJLLJ9Kb7J632x8wJ2zMeJ");
$profile = $mollie->profiles->create([
      "name" => "My website name",
      "website" => "https://www.mywebsite.com",
      "email" => "info@mywebsite.com",
      "phone" => "+31208202070",
      "businessCategory" => "OTHER_MERCHANDISE",
      "mode" => "live",
]);

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from mollie.api.client import Client

mollie_client = Client()
mollie_client.set_access_token("access_Wwvu7egPcJLLJ9Kb7J632x8wJ2zMeJ")

profile = mollie_client.profiles.create({
    "name": "My website name",
    "website": "https://www.mywebsite.com",
    "email": "info@mywebsite.com",
    "phone": "+31208202070",
    "businessCategory": "OTHER_MERCHANDISE",
    "mode": "live",
})

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require 'mollie-api-ruby'

Mollie::Client.configure do |config|
  config.api_key = 'access_Wwvu7egPcJLLJ9Kb7J632x8wJ2zMeJ'
end

profile = Mollie::Profile.create(
  name:             'My website name',
  website:          'https://www.mywebsite.com',
  email:            'info@mywebsite.com',
  phone:            '+31208202070',
  businessCategory: 'OTHER_MERCHANDISE',
  mode:             'live'
)

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We don't have a Node.js code example for this API call yet.

If you have some time to spare, feel free to share suggestions on our Discord:
https://discord.gg/VaTVkXB4aQ

Response

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HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/hal+json

{
    "resource": "profile",
    "id": "pfl_v9hTwCvYqw",
    "mode": "live",
    "name": "My website name",
    "website": "https://www.mywebsite.com",
    "email": "info@mywebsite.com",
    "phone": "+31208202070",
    "businessCategory": "OTHER_MERCHANDISE",
    "categoryCode": 5399,
    "status": "unverified",
    "createdAt": "2018-03-20T09:28:37+00:00",
    "_links": {
        "self": {
            "href": "https://api.mollie.com/v2/profiles/pfl_v9hTwCvYqw",
            "type": "application/hal+json"
        },
        "dashboard": {
            "href": "https://www.mollie.com/dashboard/org_123456789/settings/profiles/pfl_v9hTwCvYqw",
            "type": "text/html"
        },
        "chargebacks": {
            "href": "https://api.mollie.com/v2/chargebacks?profileId=pfl_v9hTwCvYqw",
            "type": "application/hal+json"
        },
        "methods": {
            "href": "https://api.mollie.com/v2/methods?profileId=pfl_v9hTwCvYqw",
            "type": "application/hal+json"
        },
        "payments": {
            "href": "https://api.mollie.com/v2/payments?profileId=pfl_v9hTwCvYqw",
            "type": "application/hal+json"
        },
        "refunds": {
            "href": "https://api.mollie.com/v2/refunds?profileId=pfl_v9hTwCvYqw",
            "type": "application/hal+json"
        },
        "checkoutPreviewUrl": {
            "href": "https://www.mollie.com/payscreen/preview/pfl_v9hTwCvYqw",
            "type": "text/html"
        },
        "documentation": {
            "href": "https://docs.mollie.com/reference/v2/profiles-api/create-profile",
            "type": "text/html"
        }
    }
}